“Administrative errors that led to damages awarded to children not being properly invested are being corrected Justice Minister Bridget Prentice told Parliament today.”
Ministry of Justice, 12th July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
No contempt in publishing hearing in private
Court of Appeal
“It was not a contempt of court to publish information relating to proceedings sitting in private unless that information fell within one of the statutory-specific categories.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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“A staggering amount of lawyers have had enough, but they are sticking around for the money.”
The Lawyer, 9th July 2007
Source: www.thelawyer.com
“Consultations on proposals to speed up childcare proceedings and improve local authority applications to bring about quicker decisions on the care arrangements for vulnerable children.”
Faster childcare proceedings – vital for vulnerable children
HM Courts Service, 11th July 2007
Source: www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk
“Sir Alan Moses, the judge who jailed the Soham murderer Ian Huntley, has dismissed suggestions that members of the judiciary are ‘out of touch’.”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“There has been a significant increase in the number of prisoners who have killed themselves in jails in England and Wales, figures have shown.”
BBC News, 12th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The benefits system is too complicated and there are too many incentives for claimants to stay on benefits long term, a think-tank has said.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Government will not be able to build its way out of the prison crisis, Jack Straw suggested yesterday. He indicated that the only way the pressure could be relieved was by sending fewer people to jail and using more noncustodial sentences.”
The Times, 12th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“The doctor cleared of misconduct in hastening the deaths of two terminally ill babies called yesterday for more debate on end-of-life decisions.”
The Times, 12th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“A cartoon adventure featuring Tintin, the heroic Belgian journalist, should not be sold in Britain, the Commission for Racial Equality said yesterday. The racism watchdog said that it was unacceptable for any shop to sell or display Tintin in the Congo, a comic book written in 1930 that features crude racial stereotypes.”
The Times, 12th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Britain launched an attempt at the European Court of Human Rights yesterday to overturn an 11-year old judgment by the Court which bans the deportation of terrorists where they face a risk of torture or degrading treatment.”
The Guardian, 12th July 2007
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Aziz v Aziz & Ors Rev 1 [2007] EWCA Civ 712 (11 July 2007)
Masri v Consolidated Contractors International Company SAL & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 688 (11 July 2007)
Adelson & Anor v Associated Newspapers Ltd. [2007] EWCA Civ 701 (09 July 2007)
Togher v Revenue and Customs Prosecutions Office & Anor [2007] EWCA Civ 686 (05 July 2007)
Boehringer Ingelheim & Ors v Vetplus Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 661 (05 July 2007)
Scottish & Newcastle Plc v Lancashire Mortgage Corporation Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 684 (05 July 2007)
Abdirahman v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2007] EWCA Civ 657 (05 July 2007)
Ellis v Bristol City Council [2007] EWCA Civ 685 (05 July 2007)
David Truex, Solicitor (a firm) v Kitchin [2007] EWCA Civ 618 (04 July 2007)
MccArthy v Mccarthy & Stone Plc [2007] EWCA Civ 664 (04 July 2007)
Howell & Ors v Lees Millais & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 720 (04 July 2007)
Denton v London Borough Southwark [2007] EWCA Civ 623 (04 July 2007)
Ecuador v Occidental Exploration & Production Co [2007] EWCA Civ 656 (04 July 2007)
Howell & Ors v Lees Millais & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ B1 (04 July 2007)
SWI Ltd v P & I Data Services Ltd [2007] EWCA Civ 663 (04 July 2007)
Graves v Graves & Ors [2007] EWCA Civ 660 (03 July 2007)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Campbell v R [2007] EWCA Crim 1472 (26 June 2007)
Coates, R v Rev 1 [2007] EWCA Crim 1471 (22 June 2007)
Johnson v R. [2007] EWCA Crim 1651 (11 July 2007)
Kepple, R. v [2007] EWCA Crim 1339 (13 June 2007)
Legrys, R v Malcolm [2007] EWCA Crim 1605 (03 July 2007)
Makai v R. [2007] EWCA Crim 1652 (11 July 2007)
Wood, R. v [2007] EWCA Crim 1556 (04 July 2007)
Z v R [2007] EWCA Crim 1473 (26 June 2007)
Source: www.bailii.org
“A Blackpool landlord could become the first in England to be prosecuted under the new anti-smoking legislation.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A firm of solicitors which represented some of the July 21 bombers has been strongly criticised by the trial judge.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th July 2007
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Controversial Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri should not be extradited to the US to face terror charges, a court has been told.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“More community sentences should be tailor-made for women to keep them out of jail, a women’s equality group has claimed. ”
The Times, 11th July 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
“Four men convicted of the 21 July bomb plot have been jailed for life, with a minimum tariff of 40 years each.”
BBC News, 11th July 2007
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Adelson and another v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2007] EWCA (Civ) 701
“A court would only grant an order substituting a party to an action after the expiry of the limitation period, pursuant to CPR r 19.5, on the ground that there had been a mistake in relation to the name of a party, if it was shown that the person who had made the mistake was the person responsible for the issue of the claim form and that, had the mistake not been made, the new party would have been named in the pleading.”
WLR Daily, 11th July 2007
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
“Public legal education is vital in providing access to justice by making people aware of their rights and responsibilities, legal aid minister Lord Hunt said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 11th July 2007
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
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